Hand covering



MW 24 1960 J. H. MACKAY ET AL 2,937,378

HAND COVERING Filed March 5, 1959 BVM Mm HAND COVERING John H. Mackay,Jenkintown, and Dean K. Schleicher, Plumsteadville, Pa., assignors oftwenty-five percent to Naomi C. May and twenty-five percent to Joscph A.Sutton, both of Philadelphia, Pa., twenty-tive percent to said .lohn H.Mackay and twenty-live percent to said Dean K. Schleicher Filed Mar. 3,1959, Ser. No. 796,860

11 Claims. (Cl. 2158) The present invention relates to a hand covering,and more particularly to a work mitten or glove which facilitates thecarrying and handling of articles.

For ease of carrying and handling articles, it is desirable to provide apocket between the thumb and the other fingers of the hand which has awide surface area to facilitate grasping and holding the article.Conventional gloves have the thumb receiving portion along one edge ofthe glove. Thus, the pocket provided between the thumb receiving portionof the conventional glove and the other finger receiving portions of theglove is narrow. Furthermore, such conventional gloves can only be wornon one hand, so that the gloves must be provided in pairs, one glove forthe right hand, and one glove for the left hand. Thus, if one glove ofthe pair becomes worn out before the other glove, or one glove is lostor mislaid,

the remaining glove cannot be used, but must be replaced with a new pairof gloves.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel glove.

lt is another object of the present invention to pro- -vide a work glovehaving a pocket of wide surface area between the thumb receiving portionand the finger receiving portion.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a glovewhich can be worn on either hand.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention there is shown in thedrawings forms which are presently preferred; it being understood,however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangementsand instrumenltalities shown.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the glove of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the back of the glovel of the presentinvention.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the front of the glove of the presentinvention.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the front of a modification of the glove ofthe present invention.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the front of still another modication of theglove of the present invention.

Referring initially to Figures l3, the glove of the present invention isgenerally designated as 10. Glove 10 States Patent Patented May 24,1.96,()

the thumb portion 20 of intermediate panel 16 extends across the entirewidth of the nger portion 18. The finger portion 18 of intermediatepanel 16 is sewn to the upper portion of the back panel 12 along acontinuous seam 22 which extends along the sides and lupper end of thefinger portion 18 o-f intermediate panel 16 and the upper portion ofback panel 12.

The vfront panel 14 comprises a bottom portion 24, and a truncated thumbportion 26 extending from the top of the bottom portion 24. The bottomportion 24 of the front panel 14 is of the same width as the fingerportion 18 of the intermediate panel 16. The thumb portion 26 of frontpanel 14 is o-f the same shape and size as the thumb portion 20 of theintermediate panel 16. YThe base of the thumb portion 26 extends alongthe entire width o-f the bottom portion 24. The bottom portion 24 of thefront panel 14 is sewn to the bottom por'- tion of the backv panel 12along separate seams which extend along the sides of the bottom portion24 and the back panel 12. The seams joining the bottom portion 24 of thefront panel 14 and the back panel 12 form colinear extensions of theseam 22 joining the finger portion 18 of the intermediate panel 116 andthe back panel 12. VThe thumb portion 26 of the front panel 14 is sewnto the thumb portion 20 of the intermediate panel 16 along a continuousseam 28 which extends along the sides and end of the thumb portions 20and 26.

' A gauntlet 30 is sewn to the bottom ends of the bottom portion 24 ofthe front panel 14 and the back -panel 12.

As shown in Figure 4, the thumb portions 20 and 28 of the intermediatepanel 16 and front panel 14 respecl tively are joined together byfolding in the edges of the thumb portions 20 and 28, and sewingtogether the folded in edges of the thumb portions 20 and 28 by a lineof stitching 32 which is inside the glove 1t). The seams joining thefinger portion 1S of the intermediate panel 16 and the bottom portion 24of the front panel 14 to the back panel 12, and the seam joining thegauntlet 36 to the front panel 14 and back panel 12 are similarly formedby lines of stitching which are inside the glove 1t). Thus, Vthe linesof stitching joining the various panels 12, 14, 16, and the gauntlet 30are hidden within the glove 10, so that the lines of stitching will notbecome worn or broken during the use of the glove 10.

comprises a back panel 12, a front panel 14, and an I intermediate panel16.

Back panel 12 is substantially rectangular with the upper cornersthereof being rounded oi. Intermediate panel 16 comprises asubstantially rectangular finger portion 18, and a truncated thumbportion 2t) extending from the bottom end of the finger portion 18. Thefinger portion 18 of the intermediate panel 16 is of the same width asthe back panel 12, but is shorter than the back panel 12. The upper endof the finger portion 18 has rounded corners so that the finger portion18 corresponds in shape to the upper portion of the back panel 12. Thebase of The panels 12, 14, and 16 of the glove 10 are made of the samematerial. However, since the intermediate panel 16 provides the workingsurfaces of the glove k1t), the intermediate panel 16 is made of athicker and heavier quality of the material (see Figure 4). The panelsI12, 14, and 16 are preferably made of a circular knit terry cloth whichhas great abrasive andcutting resistance and which is relativelyinexpensive. However, the panels can also be made of asbestos, leather,or any other durable material. The gauntlet 30 can also be made of thesame material as the panels 12, and 14. However, the gauntlet 3l) canalso be made of such inexpensive material as twill, duck, or canvas.

Thus, the glove 10 of the present invention has a finger receivingportion, `formed by the nger portion 18 lof the intermediate panel 16and the upper portion of the back panel 12, and a thumb receivingportion, formed by the thumb portions 20 and 26 of the intermediatepanel 16 and front panel 14 respectively. In the use of' the glove 10,the Vuserinserts his hand into4 the`glove 10 with thumb` extending intothe thumb'receiving portion, Aand his other fingers extending into thefinger receiving por-l tion. Since the thumb receiving portion isrelatively wide and extends across the front of the linger receivingportion, the user can place either hand in the glove 10. Also, since thebase of the thumb receiving portion extends across the entire width ofthe base of the linger receiving portion, there is provided a pocketbetween the thumb receiving portion and the finger receiving portionwhich has a wide surface area to lfacilitate grasping and holding anarticle.

Figure 5 shows a modification of the glove of the present invention,generally designated .as a. Glove 10a `is` the same as glove 10 shown inFigure 1, except that the finger receiving portion, generally designatedas 34, is divided into a narrow finger receiving portion 36 which isseparate from the remaining wider portion 38 of the finger receivingportion 34. The narrow nger receiving portion 36 is of a width toreceive only one finger, the index iinger, while the wider fingerreceiving portion 38 receives the other fingers. The individual narrowfinger receiving portion 36 permits the separate use of the indexfinger. The thumb receiving portion 40 of the glove 10a, like the thumbreceiving portion of the glove 10 of Figure 1, extends across the fingerreceiving portion 34 so that there is provided a pocket of wide surfacearea between the thumb receiving portion 40 and the finger receivingportion 34.

Figure 6 shows still another modification of the glove of the presentinvention, generally designated as 10b. Glove 10b is the same as glove10 shown in Figure l, except that the finger receiving portion,generally designated as 42, is divided into four separate fingerreceiving portions 44a, 44b, 44e, and 44d. The individual nger receivingportions 44a-44d are all of substantially the same width so that theglove 10b can be worn on either hand. The individual finger receivingportions 44a-44d permit the individual use of any of the fingers. Theglove 10b like the glove 10 of Figure 1 has a thumb receiving portion 46which extends across the finger receiving portion 42 so that there isprovided a pocket of wide surface area between the thumb receivingportion 46 and the finger receiving portion 42.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and,accordingly, reference should be made tothe appended claims, rather thanto the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

We claim:

1. A hand covering comprising a substantially rectangular back panel, anintermediate panel having a nger portion and a thumb portion extendingfrom the bottom end of the finger portion, the finger portion of saidintermediate panel being sewn to the top portion of said back panelalong the sides and top end of said finger portion and back panel toform a finger receiving portion of the hand covering, and a front panelhaving a bottom portion and a thumb portion extending from the top endof said bottom portion, the bottom portion of said front panel beingsewn to the bottom portion of the back panel along the `sides of saidbottom portion and back panel, and the thumb portion of said front panelbeing sewn to the thumb portion of said intermediate panel along thesides and end of the thumb portions to form the thumb receiving portionof the hand covering, the base of said thumb portions extendingsubstantially across the entire width of said ringer portions.

2. A hand covering in accordance with claim 1 in which the fingerportion of said intermediate panel and the bottom portion of the frontpanel are of the same width as the back panel, and the thumb portions of-said intermediate and front panels are truncated with the base of thethumb portions being of the same width as the finger portion of theintermediate panel and the bottom portion of the front panel.

3. A hand covering in accordance with claim 1 in which fl theintermediate panel is of a heavier material than the back and frontpanels.

4. A hand covering in accordance with claim l including a gauntletsecured to the bottom end of the front panel and the back panel.

5. A glove in accordance with claim 2 in which the finger receivingportion comprises a separate narrow finger receiving portion forreceiving only one finger, and a Wide finger receiving portion forreceiving the remaining lingers.

6. A glove in accordance with claim 2 in which the finger receivingportion comprises four individual finger receiving portions, each ofsaid individual finger receiving portions being olf substantially thesame width.

7. A hand covering comprising a substantially rectangular back panel, anintermediate panel having a substantially rectangular finger portion anda truncated thumb portion extending from the bottom end of the fingerportion, the base of the thumb portion being the same width as thefinger portion, the finger portion of said intermediate panel being ofthe same width as the back panel and being sewn to the top portion ofsaid back panel along the sides and top end of said finger portion andback panel to form the iinger receiving portion of the hand covering, afront panel having a bottom portion and a truncated thumb portionextending from the top end of the bottom portion, the base ot the thumbportion of said bottom panel being of the same width as the bottomportion, the bottom portion of said front panel being of the same widthas the back panel and being sewn to the bottom portion of the back panelalong the sides of the bottom portion and back panel, the seams joiningthe bottom portion of the front panel to the back panel being colinearextensions of the seam joining the iinger portion of the intermediatepanel to the back panel, the thumb portion of said front panel being ofthe same size and shape of the thumb portion of the intermediate panel,said thumb portions being sewn together along the sides and end of thethumb portions to `form the thumb receiving portion of the handcovering, and a gauntlet sewn to the bottom ends of the front panel andthe back panel.

8. A hand covering in accordance with claim 7 in which the joined sidesand ends of said panels and gauntlet are folded inwardly, with themating folded-in sides and ends being sewn together by lines ofstitching which are within the glove.

9. A hand covering in accordance with claim 7 in which the intermediatepanel is of a heavier material than the back and front panels.

10. A glove in accordance with claim 7 in which the finger receivingportion comprises a separate narrow finger receiving portion forreceiving only one finger, and a wide finger receiving portion forreceiving the remaining fingers.

11. A glove in accordance with claim 7 in which the finger receivingportion comprises four individual finger receiving portions, each ofsaid individual finger receiving portions being of substantially thesame width.

